Prachi Sakhardande wrote:
Hi There
Here's a question to all the avid bloggers on this list.
How do you draw the line between what work related stuff you can blog
about?
I think it depends on where you work, both in terms of the firm and the
country. In the US, we have this recent thing called "SOX compliance"
for public companies. At some companies, "SOX compliance" includes
company rules like this:
- only designated representatives for the company can discuss anything
about the company, its market, or competing companies in any
online/electronic forum.
There is a reason for this -- a corporation doesn't want J. Random
Customer Support Person posting to their personal blog information that
would cause changes in the stock price. Something like, "Oh man, we
just released the 2.0 version of WebFrobinator and we are getting so
many customer support calls about how much it sucks. I think I'm going
to ask for a transfer, our customers are seriously pissed and all going
to the competition. I hope we're around long enough for me to find new
work if I don't get a transfer."
On the other hand, some companies have wording so strict that you can't
post your resume on your personal website or list your current employer
on facebook. This seems a bit draconian (and unenforceable) to me, but
it's up to each person to make their own call.
Odds are there's some sort of Employee Policy Manual (equiv) where you
work that has guidelines for this sort of thing. Read it, talk to HR,
and see what is reasonable to post.
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